Using the web interface to Office 365, from the setting “gear” icon in the upper right, select “Options” Under “Mail” / “Automatic processing” / “Inbox rules,” click the “+” to add a rule. Give the rule a descriptive name in case you need to edit it again. Select the condition under which the rule applies,… Read more »
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Retrieving form-submitted data
If you have been given “data viewer” access, you can download data from the admin dashboard From the left nav menu: “Formidable” then “Entries” and use the “Switch Form” drop down selector to pick your form, then “Download CSV” button to download a file that can then be opened in Excel. Here’s steps marked with… Read more »
Groups Newsletter
Can send mass email to designated Groups using the Groups Newsletter plugin – probably only cohorts (1L, 2L, 3L, students, faculty, staff). NOTE: WordPress user accounts will NOT subscribe to the newsletters automatically. And the Groups plugin will only work on the subscribed users. A shortcode [force_groups_newsletter_subscription] was created for updating user newsletter subscription in bulk. Need… Read more »
Create a new sub-site on InsideLaw
Creating a new sub-site on InsideLaw takes a few minutes, but unfortunately has a few peculiarities that must be worked through. Considerations Only Super Admins can create new sites. InsideLaw only supports sub-folder sites, not sub-domains or other domains. Use the LawWP farm for other domain names. Sub-folder = insidelaw.gsu.edu/sitename/ Sub-domain = sitename.law.gsu.edu/ Insure that… Read more »
TouchNet uPay setup
To set up a TouchNet uPay site Log in to TouchNet From left nav: College of Law / uPay Sites / Add New uPay Site Accounting Settings Perform General Ledger Updates: Yes Cashier ID: TOUCHNET Select Accounting Code: Payment Settings Allow the amount to be passed in: Yes Payment Amount Prompt: Total due: Validation Settings Require address verification for credit card… Read more »
[profile_link] shortcode
Inserts the “‘Website” link, as listed in the user’s profile. This is most useful for linking to another user, such as a student’s faculty advisor. For example, in conjunction with the [user_meta] shortcode: [user_meta]Your Faculty Advisor is: [profile_link user_id=”{$faculty_advisor_id}”][/user_meta] where “$faculty_advisor_id” is retrieved from the Student’s meta data. If the “user_id” is not specified, the… Read more »
shortlinks [goo_gl]
This has been implemented on InsideLaw. (login required) Details Uses a Google API key (on gsulaw.net account) to create goo.gl short links. It also displays a QR code generated by Google. Creates a form to make a short link for a posted “url” value. If no URL is posted, no shortlink is created. This shortcode has no… Read more »
Add existing users to subsites
Adding new users to sites should be limited to essential access – managing users that are not using CampusID should be avoided if at all possible. Existing users Go to the dashboard for the subsite, select “Users” / “Add New” Under “Add Existing User” start entering “E-mail or Username” – the user should appear in a… Read more »
Advanced Post List
The Advanced Post List (APL) plugin is used to make custom lists of posts/pages/etc as determined by tag, category or other criteria. To include just one category or tag, select only that category or tag under the desired content type. The “Require Taxonomy” “Require Terms” and “Include Terms” checkboxes are not intuitive and are only needed… Read more »
News feeds
InsideLaw uses WP RSS Aggregator to pull in headlines, faculty-in-the-news from law.gsu.edu, and a Annual Reports Archive list from readingroom.law.gsu.edu The resulting lists are shown on the home page (“News” section), a dedicated news page and the College Documents page This list might change over time…. The news items are updated every two hours and… Read more »